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Friday, April 24, 2015

The Rajapakses finally face their Waterloo – its high time too, we waited too long!

At the 200th
Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the Rogues of Sri Lanka have finally met
their match. The Bribery Commission appointed by the Rajapakse administration,
who have been prevented by threats from
exercising the powers have after 10 years of receiving complaints are FINALLY
able to act on the complaints. It is not as if they are taking revenge, it is
just that they are doing their job finally, people are not afraid to talk.

There has been
NO interference from the present Govt. as regards to the investigations and it
is merely coincidental that the timing came at the worst possible moment for
the Govt. as it tries desperately to pass to pass the 19th Amendment
before dissolution!

What is worse,
if one is innocent of the allegations one would not wish to make rash
statements that Rajapakses never engaged in wrong doing whilst in power!
Further today, (23rd April) Gota had the nerve to say that no one
will work in public service if they are treated like this. He should have said
that no one will try to steal what is rightfully NOT theirs. Even Mahinda
Rajapakse had chimed in with his swansong, that they should go to jail as he
also served 3 months in jail!!! He implies that jail time is an essential for
power.

Just goes to
show how behind the times he is. We are not in a fight for independence. We are
in a fight for justice for the downtrodden, and a return of stolen goods back
to the their rightful owners, the people of Sri Lanka.

Despite all
this, the people are still skeptical that justice will prevail and that the
Rajas well get off scott free despite them being the leaders of the
expropriation of assets from the Country. When nothing could happen without the
signature of a Rajapakse, the convictions MUST start at the top, as they were
the primary recipients of the largesse and the others mere recipients of scrap
from their tables after their greed had been satiated.

Only a few days
ago people were complaining that the crooks were not being taken in or
convicted. Now the other side is complaining there is a witch hunt. What utter
hogwash. The law takes its time, and until there is sufficient evidence people
are not taken in for questioning. It is better to deal with the bigger crooks
first and then go for the lower order.

Let us trust our
Courts to have the courage of their convictions to be impartial and efficient
in the distribution of justice, and that sentences will be in keeping with the
extent of the crime. It is important to fine these people appropriately and
with the evidence of billions being socked away, it is best to demand immediate
payment or face double jail time.

A good media
campaign MUST convince the people of their guilt, so they don’t hold any
doubts. There should be no appearance of any revenge, even though the MR
administration would have indulged in that if roles were reversed and they are
currently pretending to be like angels who could do no wrong.

We would like the
allegations in public, and the people given details of what they did so that
the doubting Thomas’s can just shut up, and come to terms with the reality that
the people they hero worshipped were actually the scum of the earth, stealing
from them.